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“Hold Harmless” Survives “To Have and To Hold”

By Cathy Moran

  Divorce usually requires the division of the debts of the marriage along with the assets. The legalese usually requires each party to indemnify and hold harmless the other from the debts assigned to that party. Most folks skim over that provision to worry about the division of assets or support issues or the termination […]

Filed Under: Family Law

Divorce And The Ticking Debt Bomb

By Cathy Moran

Debts of the marriage often outlive the marriage itself. And, those left-over debts are nothing but trouble. But too often, divorcing couples don’t mop up the joint debts they held during the marriage, only to have the situation blows up years later when one ex-spouse hits financial trouble. Here’s a true story that illustrates the danger. […]

Filed Under: Family Law, How bankruptcy works, True Stories

Same Sex Couples No Different In Bankruptcy

By Cathy Moran

  Same sex couples encounter financial troubles no differently than heterosexual couples. We live in “interesting” times as bankruptcy courts feel their way through the collision between  California’s state laws on domestic partnerships and married same sex couples and the federal law found (and now ignored) in DOMA. Lead by judges in the Central District […]

Filed Under: Family Law, How bankruptcy works

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About The Soapbox

You've arrived at the Bankruptcy Soapbox, a resource of bankruptcy information and consumer law.

Soapbox is a companion site to Bankruptcy in Brief, where I try to be largely explanatory and even handed (Note I said "try").

Here, I allow myself to tell stories and express strong opinions on how I think law should work for the consumer and small businesses when it comes to debt.

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Speak Fluent Bankruptcy: Guide To Essential Bankruptcy Terms

Bankruptcy has its own language.  If you are considering filing bankruptcy, it helps to know the language spoken there. Master just a couple of words and phrases, and input from a bankruptcy lawyer starts to make sense. So, in our continuing campaign for better understanding of bankruptcy, here's a dozen … Read more

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